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Columbus sailed to the Americas to find a trade route to India and China. Europe was able to colonize the new world because of this "discovery". -
The British settled in what is now the state of Virginia and named the colony Jamestown. John Rolfe had brought tobacco seeds to Jamestown which had a climate suitable for this cash crop. This led more people to colonize parts of the new world in hopes of riches by selling cash crops such as tobacco. -
The Pilgrims sail on the mayflower and land on plymouth rock to break free from the church of england. Economic factors aren't just the reasons to drive people to the new world -
This was the start of the french and Indian war when the Colonists took the Ohio river valley and declared war against the french who allied with the natives. Massive debt arose from the war which meant taxes would be implemented into life of the colonists who wanted to be free from the rule of england -
The Albany plan of union was made by Benjamin Franklin to unite the colonies under one to defeat france but the colonies declined. The colonies still defeated the French, though. -
The Treaty of Paris 1763 was a treaty between the colonies and france declaring that the french surrender and the colonies get more land. The king would be notified and make the colonists angry soon. -
Since the colonies have gotten more land, the king finds out and writes a proclamation stating that some land cannot be settled and more laws which infuriates the colonists and the period of salutary neglect ends. England also has massive debt. -
The stamp act was an act made to get money back from the debt that had accumulated over the French-Indian war time period. The stamp act was very disliked so colonists protested and avoided the stamps. The original goal of repaying the debt that the english monarchy had was not working so they tried a different approach to make money. -
The quartering act was another act passsed by the british monarchy that made colonists house (quarter) soldiers and provide them with basic needs such as food and a bed. Also there were more than just basic needs like cider. This outraged the colonists even more because they did not want to house soldiers. -
When the tea act was passed, english tea brought legally to the colonies was cheaper than smuggled dutch tea. Colonists didn't want their money going to England so they outraged and still bought dutch tea.No taxation without representation!
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Colonists dressed up as natives, went aboard illegally on a ship carrying english tea and wasted it all by throwing it in the water. They made a statement that truly showed that they didnt want to be taxed -
The Coercive acts (called intolerable by American Colonists) were a set of acts passed by parliment to "coerce" colonists to pay their taxes. This angered colonists even more and infuriated the colonists so much that a war would start
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The first continental congress saw representatives of the 13 colonies deciding on how to protest against the British acts. There were sanctions or rules placed on nonimportation of british goods
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The olive branch petition was wrote to confront the king and tell the king that the colonists were just jealous. The king in return wrote a proclamation marking them as traitors and americans got angry and Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense.We hold an olive branch in one hand and a sword in the other.
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This book is a response to the king calling the colonists traitors in response to the olive branch petition. It talks about why an island should rule over a continent and how the king is selfish. The King got angry and war was rapidly approaching. -
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The United States constitution was ratified which truly started the country of the United States of America. Laws and rights were what the country was shaped on for years to come -
The whiskey rebellion started when whiskey that farmers sold was being taxed because the government needed money. Protests were frequent, and the burning of tax collectors' homes commenced. The United States needed and did find out a way to resolve this dilemma. -
The XYZ affairs started from the revolution when france agreed to help america and form a treaty between them. Then america broke that treaty and has made a treaty with the United Kingdom. To negotiate a treaty with france, america has to pay $250,000 to agents X, Y and Z. Citizens of the United States do not wish to pay this $250,000 though. The United states is at risk of starting war with France or the United Kingdom. -
The War of 1812 was a naval war between the U.S. and The
United kingdom. It lasted 2 years with no formal winner. The war ended with The U.K. and The U.S. forming a Treaty that made themselves allies while french only had themselves meaning further conflict with France would most likely end in the french losing.